Emergency Svcs RN

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 46,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) in Chattanooga, TN to deliver compassionate, high-quality care and continuously improve patient outcomes. You will perform assessments, manage therapies, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support recovery and safety.

The role requires an active TN RN license, BLS/CPR, and ACLS/PALS within 120 days. An associate degree is required; a BSN is preferred, with a focus on patient advocacy and education.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing required; TN RN license upon hire.
• BLS/CPR required; ACLS and PALS within 120 days of hire.
• BSN in Nursing preferred; relevant Nursing Program completed on hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care and timely assessments.
• Perform skilled procedures and implement care plans.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for optimal outcomes.
• Manage rapidly changing situations with prioritization and safety.
• Support patient comfort, advocacy, and dignity.
• Educate patients and families about conditions and care plans.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Urgent care

Care planning

Patient advocacy

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN License TN

CPR/BLS

ACLS

PALS

BSN preferred

Tools

BLS/CPR

ACLS

PALS

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring (detection and recognition of acute changes and escalation or concerns/critical results).
• Administration and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens (starting/maintaining intravenous therapies, administering medication per patients’ rights, preventing falls and skin breakdown and following policies in relation to safety measures).
• Effective management of rapidly changing situations (identifying, assessing and anticipating needs).
• Organization and work rule competencies (prioritizing, coordination and meeting multiple patient needs in a timely manner).
• Helping Role (consistently contribute to a healing environment, providing patient comfort and support for human dignity, serving as a patient advocate and building and maintaining a therapeutic environment.
• Teaching-Coaching Function (assess and evaluates the patient’s readiness and ability to learn, effectively explains a patient’s condition and their interpretation of his or her illness.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Equivalent and, upon hire
• Completion of an accredited Nursing Program and, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 120 Days and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 120 Days

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing/Equivalent or Higher, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

Pay Range

$33.11 - $49.25 /hour